 South Korean President Spokesman Fired for Alleged Sexual Assault 2 weeks 1 day ago
BUSAN, South Korea -- South Korean President Park Geun-hye has fired her spokesman, Yoon Chang-jung, for involvement in an unspecified "unsavory" act, her office announced Thursday, as Washington, D.C., police investigated allegations that Yoon sexually assaulted a young woman earlier this week.
The director of the Office of Communications at the Metropolitan Police Department said they are “investigating the report of a Misdemeanor Sexual Abuse,” and “cannot comment further, at... |
 Travel: You`ve got 48-Hours in Seoul. Where do you go? What do you do? 3 weeks 2 days ago
 SEOUL, South Korea -- Spending two days in Seoul is a bit like spending a half-hour inside a three-story museum. You'll enjoy it, but you'll quickly realize how little time that...
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 British War Veterans Gather in Paju 4 weeks 3 days ago
PAJU, South Korea -- Hundreds of British war veterans and their families gathered on Tuesday in the South Korean border city of Paju to attend a ceremony commemorating the 62nd anniversary of the Imjin River battle.
The historic battle took place during the Korean War when 652 soldiers from the UK fought against the Communist Chinese army near the Imjin River in 1951.
During the battle, more than 600 British soldiers from the 1st Battalion, The Glosters, died or... |
 Bill Gates Visits South Korea 4 weeks 4 days ago
SEOUL, South Korea -- Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, visited the National Assembly Monday and asked lawmakers to step up aid to developing countries, putting to use South Korea's experience of becoming the first recipient of foreign aid to become a donor country.
In a speech at the National Assembly, the former CEO of Microsoft praised South Korea's transformation thanks to improved health care and agricultural productivity, and the Saemaul... |
 New Dog Registration System Enacted for 2013 6 weeks 4 days ago
BUSAN, South Korea -- All dog-owners in Busan are now required to register dogs over three months old with the city, under revisions to the Animal Protection Act. Dog owners must also attach an identification tag to their dogs when in public.
The new registration system is intended to address the rising number of dogs that go missing or are abandoned each year.
Dogs over three months old must be registered at a designated veterinary clinic and bear... |
 Busan Jinhae Free Economic Zone 9th Anniversary Ceremony 9 weeks 3 days ago
BUSAN, South Korea -- Busan Jinhae Free Economic Zone Authority is celebrating the 9th anniversary with targeting to become a center stage of the economic hub of the Northeast Asia already getting an attention as leader of global free economic zone.
Since Busan Jinhae Free Economic Zone (BJFEZ) launched in March 2004 with a vision of creating an international business hub with tourism and leisure in mind focusing on port logistics and high tech industries based on excellent living... |
 Guide to Trekking in Seoraksan National Park 12 weeks 6 days ago
 GANGNEUNG, South Korea -- What is the perfect season in the Korean peninsula to hike and camp in Seoraksan National Park? I went up to the park with my family, then returned for a single day hike and thought a full Micro Adventure would be worth further...
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 International Marriages on the Rise 14 weeks 4 days ago
BUSAN, South Korea -- The number of international marriages between Koreans and foreign nationals reached nearly 39,000 in 2012 according to Statistics Korea.
Since 2002, more than 320,000 international marriages have taken place in the country, with Chinese leading the way with approximately 130,000 marriages, while Japanese came second with 20,000 over a ten year period.
According to Kukinews, from 2004 to 2011, over the last seven years 18,715 Korean women divorced their... |
 Feature: Should Korea and China be Worried About the Return of Shinzo Abe? 18 weeks 1 day ago
 SEOUL, South Korea -- Seoul English radio asked me to speak last month on Shinzo Abe’s return as Japanese prime minister. I didn’t get a chance to put up my thoughts on Abe earlier, so here we go....
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 Shaking Up K-Pop: The Emerging Empowerment and Sexuality of Korean Girl Groups 21 weeks 1 day ago
 BUSAN, South Korea -- Tired of “Gangnam Style” and its numerous parodies? Finding it difficult to keep track of the hordes of pretty girl groups and boy bands, many of whom can’t actually sing? Wondering why you should...
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